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"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." ~ John Quincy Adams

If I’ve learned anything in my years on this Earth, it’s to do what you love and are passionate about, or you’re cheating your client (or boss), and more importantly yourself. A client that does their own bookkeeping and hates it, is likely to make a mess of it.

I’ve seen a lot of messages floating around the VA Forums about what skills to offer, comparing ones’ own skills to others’ and how would they be able to make it in the VA world with their particular of skills. That one doesn’t have this skill or that skill, and won’t be able to compete with others who have those skills. My question is… Why would you want to compete? Why not find your passion and do that?

Be Passionate

Darlene of D. Victoria Virtual Assistance creates A Virtual Perception Podcasts. From listening to her Podcasts, you can tell she’s passionate about what she does. It shows in every episode she loves every minute of it. Can I do what she does? Maybe, but I’m not passionate about it, and probably wouldn’t be very good at it. We’re not in competition.

Because she’s not passionate about bookkeeping, she wouldn’t want to compete with me. My passion is to apply my bookkeeping expertise to help business owners do just that. My other passions are Organization and Systems, and helping others find their way. All of these things are interrelated.

﻿"Chase down your passion like it's the last bus of the night." ~ Glade Byron Addams

Love what you do!

When I started my first business a dozen years ago, I didn’t remember much about the bookkeeping that I learned in Business School. That first year was pretty rough when I went to the accountant with our taxes. He recommended QuickBooks, and an Accounting class I could take at the University that really sparked my interest. I continued on with my business, and found myself being sucked into the bookkeeping part of making the business run. I found out that I LOVED bookkeeping, and that second year when I went to the accountant, with the books in hand, and the tax forms mostly filled out, he said I had a knack for it.

Fast forward a few years when I was looking for a job and put QuickBooks experience on my resume (because by then I knew it backwards and forwards) and I landed a job with a small business. It was then that I became passionate about bookkeeping, and helping this business owner understand his financial picture.

Fast Forward a few more years, and I’m getting into the VA world, almost by accident. The opportunity literally dropped into my inbox, and I went zooming off to an unknown future, away from a job and commute I disliked. See, this job had nothing to do with bookkeeping. Numbers and sales goals, yes, but not bookkeeping. I was ill more often, had accidents, and a general dislike of the people I was dealing with and the situation I was in. I was doing my employer a disservice by going through the motions.

Today, I help others; by get organized, put systems in place, and understand their financial picture. I love what I do, and I’m passionate about it.

It is hard for many to realize money isn't a draw to happiness. I chased it for most of my life, but now do only what I feel is right to make me happy, and to be able to share this happiness with others.

I love that statement: Do what you love and love what you do.... One of my sons struggled with finding a 'passion' in his life---and to this day, he still doesn't seem to have one. He lacks ambition --and I think that part of that is because he doesn't have something to be passionate about...

What a wonderful post and so true! I too have written about passion quite a bit on my blog and as a guest on other's blogs as well. I think it's so important for us all to really chase our passions in life, or else we're missing out on becoming the best we can be. I am graduating this May and am taking this idea of finding my passion into my job search- I want to love what I do!! -Staying "optimistic" that this will work out! :)

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About myself...

I'm down to earth, caring, very social and 'real'! I have Character with deeply held beliefs and do what I feel is right. I love my sons (family) more than anything in this world!
I'm an Advocate for Asperger Children; their Education & Rights.
I'm an Independent Contractor certified in presenting '8 to Great', a '40 Developmental Assets' Champion and love working with kids.
I'm also a Conservative Christian equally passionate about saving the future of our Country for all our Children.
Having been through a lot in my my own life; I’m passionate about helping people. I'm determined to see the positives by learning from every experience; improving my own self and life by accepting, growing and moving forward. I have a very strong faith and believe in the power of prayer! I enjoy time with my family and friends. I Love anything outdoors, to travel, have fun and I will try ‘almost’ anything adventurous!